- Using a serrated knife, cut your pool noodles to length. …
- Wrap one end of your pool noodle with duct tape, one strip at a time. …
- Add the black electrical tape strips. …
- Add two short pieces of electrical tape toward the base of the swim noodle. …
- For A double sided lightsaber: DO NOT cut the pool noodle.
This 15-minute family-friendly craft will be a hit with all ages if you have Star Wars fans in your home and are looking for a fun summer activity.
Making your own DIY lightsaber pool noodles is a simple project that will keep the kids (and you!) entertained for hours all summer long. Use your imagination to turn your backyard into an Outer Rim battlefield, whether you want to be a Jedi Master or a Sith Lord!
You probably already have a few pool noodles lying around the house, whether you have a pool or not. If not, you can usually purchase them for a dollar or two at most stores. Find the full instructions for lightsaber pool noodles below.
How to Make Kylo Ren’s Lightsaber
I really adore this weapon because it was so unique to create.
1. Cut a red pool noodle into a piece measuring 24 inches and a 6 inch piece. 5-inch piece.
While the smaller piece will serve as the crossguard, the longer piece will serve as the main blade and hilt.
2. Mark off both noodle pieces for gouging.
Mark the location of the top of the crossguard on the larger piece first; it should start about 34 of an inch from the top of the hilt. Then measure to 2. 5 inches below that and mark again. Mark off a 2-inch gap in the middle of the smaller piece. 5 inches wide.
Cut each mark to about halfway through the pool noodle with your serrated knife, but do not completely through. Then, to connect these two cuts, make a cut through the center of the pool noodle once on each side. The gouges on the pool noodles should now be easy to remove (you might need to make a few tiny cuts with your knife to pry them loose).
Now that both noodles have been hollowed out, you should be able to press the hollowed-out portions of the small and large noodles together to create the crossguard.
3. Criss-cross black electrical tape around the joined noodles to secure.
Make a diagonal tape loop spanning two corners, cut the tape, and then make another diagonal loop spanning the opposite corners.
They probably don’t fit flush against each other to a 100% degree, but that’s okay. In actuality, doing that simply makes it simpler to thread glow sticks through each length of pool noodle without them snagging on one another.
Put a piece of black tape around the crossguard’s sides after the pieces are joined. After that, you can begin wrapping black around the hilt from top to bottom, stretching and angling it as needed to fit around the crossguard. Just don’t go all the way to the bottom yet!.
4. Electrical tape should be used to cover the hilt’s end in an overlapping pattern.
This tape is much narrower than duct tape, so the snipping and folding technique won’t work.
Instead, simply stack black tape strips on top of one another in a circle to cover the entire end. Keep each piece’s overhang from touching the hilt’s body to a minimum.
After that is finished, keep wrapping your hilt in tape circles until the bottom edge is completely covered.
5. Cut strips from a piece of duct tape after placing it on your cutting board.
You’ll need the strips to be about 7. 5 inches long to wrap around the hilt’s crossguard.
They should be roughly half an inch wide after being reduced, then they should be partially overlapped on the black tape that is already around the smaller noodle.
6. Decorate as desired.
The black hilt will immediately stand out in contrast to the other characters’ lightsabers. I simply added a skewed piece of duct tape and then used thin red electrical tape strips to replicate a few of the red wires that seem to protrude from Kylo Ren’s lightsaber. They are secured in place by tiny silver fasteners that I also cut from scraps of duct tape.
Lightsaber Pool Noodles (Courtesy of Disney)
These simple DIY lightsabers are a hit with kids, whether you’re celebrating Star Wars Day on May 4 or throwing a Star Wars-themed birthday party! Note: These “lightsabers” don’t actually light up, but they make great party favors or outdoor summer toys.
FAQ
How do you make a homemade lightsaber?
Buy some glow sticks, and tape three of them together lengthwise. Put them inside the hole on top of the noodle. Then, to prevent the glow sticks from falling out, secure the glow stick ends to the top of the pool noodle and seal the top hole with clear tape.
How do you make a PVC lightsaber?
- Race track. Cut a pool noodle in half lengthwise to create two ideal racetracks!
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